00:00 Intro

00:17 The Chronological Bible Reading Plan is GREAT

01:42 First Thessalonians

01:53 Paul's Companions and Authorship

02:53 Paul's Affection for the Thessalonians

07:34 Encouragement and Instructions

09:43 The Doctrine of the Rapture

11:59 The Day of the Lord and Its Implications

12:31 Encouragement and Admonition for Believers

13:16 Have You Encouraged Your Pastor Lately?

14:12 Second Thessalonians

14:43 Judgment and Eternal Destruction

16:08 The Man of Lawlessness and End Times

17:53 Thankfulness and Encouragement

19:46 Final Admonitions and Conclusion

Hey, welcome back to one of the most

packed episodes of the daily Bible

2

podcast that you've ever experienced.

3

The first 55 minute podcast

episode comes at you right now.

4

Is it only our first, I

feel like we've had a few.

5

Not a 55 minute or.

6

We've gotten pretty close.

7

It's fair, but it's a, this one.

8

Th th this one could break, break records.

9

We'll see.

10

Yeah, cause it's all the first

and second Thessalonians, but man,

11

again, I just, I, I know sound

like a broken record, but this

12

chronological plan is helping so much.

13

Because we just saw Paul

in acts 17 in Thessalonica.

14

In fact reading through, especially

first Thessalonians, I wrote acts 17 in

15

the margin multiple times in my Bible,

just because of what's going on there.

16

And knowing acts 17 gives

us the background of that.

17

And you appreciate the content of

the book so much more because you

18

have a better understanding of it.

19

Uh, which is good, which is good.

20

So it's a great plan.

21

I'm grateful for it.

22

Although when it comes to the plan,

if I did have a few quibbles, I do not

23

like reading this much in one sitting.

24

I just, I wish they broke it up a

little bit more and maybe add maybe

25

at first Thessalonians to acts 17.

26

I feel like that could have

been a good, could have been.

27

A good connection.

28

Good parents.

29

Uh, but anyway, Besides that.

30

I love it too.

31

In fact, reading through a whole

epistle or two, it is a great practice

32

because you, you get the greater

sense of it a little more easily

33

than reading a chapter or two a day.

34

So I think that's valuable.

35

Yeah.

36

It feels like a rabbit.

37

Pace is all.

38

Yeah.

39

Yeah.

40

Yeah.

41

I mean, I would agree it.

42

I think this is one of the last large

chunks that we have were in books and

43

reading three or four chapters in a

book at a time, but we're not covering.

44

Two full books.

45

I don't think in any of our,

well, I guess that's not true.

46

Colassians and finally,

and I think those two.

47

You're put together, but those are.

48

I mean, it's a much

shorter book, but still.

49

It's a lot.

50

It's a lot.

51

I'm reading all the second, John

and third John two at some point.

52

Yes.

53

All at one time.

54

Yeah.

55

That's going to take

all of like 15 minutes.

56

And if you're reading

slow three minutes, maybe.

57

Yeah.

58

Yeah.

59

Well, let's jump in because

we do have two books to cover

60

first and second Thessalonians.

61

And they're thick.

62

Yeah, they are.

63

There's.

64

I mean.

65

Yeah, there's so much here.

66

Just do it.

67

So he opens up in first that's one.

68

Paul Sylvain is, and Timothy now.

69

If you've been tracking with us,

you've been you'll remember that

70

the one that, that came with Paul

and Timothy on the second missionary

71

journey here was not Sylvain us as

we've heard him at least, but Silas.

72

And so who is Sylvain is will

Savina's is Silas one in the same?

73

So, this is just a different name

for Silas here, but that's who it is.

74

So.

75

Uh, when we read that pastor, rod,

these three, as they're listed here.

76

The greeting.

77

Should we understand

because we've all heard.

78

This is Paul's letter.

79

Uh, is it Paul's letter or is it

the three of them writing together?

80

Is it they're working in concert on this?

81

Because we see this multiple times.

82

In fact, we're going to see it

in second Thessalonians as well.

83

The same three names.

84

They're introduced as the ones writing to

the church, but who's really behind this.

85

Yeah.

86

W we, we would believe that Paul's behind

it, that they're his ministry companions.

87

And so he's writing it on, on his behalf

as well as theirs and he's representing

88

himself and the, and the missionary

party as a whole, but primarily

89

we're looking at Paul's writings.

90

Yeah.

91

Yeah.

92

I would agree.

93

In fact, Paul ends the epistle by

saying, look, I'm the one writing to you.

94

Look at the big letter.

95

Look how big my letters are.

96

Um, yeah.

97

Uh, chapter one, he's greeting them.

98

He's talking to them.

99

Remember this is a personal letter

because he's been in Thessalonica.

100

We've read about that in acts 17.

101

In fact, in verse six, notice it says

you became imitators of us and the Lord

102

you received the word in much affliction.

103

You remember the persecution

that came in acts 17.

104

So when we read in much.

105

Affliction because of, of having acts 17

in our rear view mirror, we're able to

106

no longer sit here and try to conjure up.

107

Okay.

108

What was that affliction?

109

What did that look like?

110

Who was doing the afflicting?

111

We know that we know that it was the

Jews that were looking to, to, to quench

112

the, the preaching of the gospel that

were stirring up opposition against Paul.

113

Against, uh, Timothy and Silas there.

114

So that that's, what's going on verse

16 or verse six there, he's saying you

115

received this in much affliction, acts

17 is going to give us that, uh, that

116

understanding, but they're grateful

because in this church caught fire,

117

your faith in God has gone forth.

118

Everywhere.

119

Uh, so we don't even need

to say anything about you.

120

I mean, that's, that's amazing.

121

That, that would be true.

122

And would that, that would be

true of us as a church that

123

people would say, we talked about

turning the world upside down.

124

Would that people would look at

compass Bible church in north Texas

125

and be like, man, Their faith in God.

126

Is reputable.

127

That's what that church is known for.

128

They're known for having

a robust faith in God.

129

That would be amazing.

130

Uh, chapter two, then we get into some

of the descriptions of what Paul has

131

been doing with them and among them.

132

And he's appealing back

to his time with them.

133

And he says in verse two, but though

we had already suffered and been

134

shamefully treated at Philippi.

135

So go back to acts 16 for that.

136

Right.

137

So again, we're, we've

got the background here.

138

They were arrested, they were in prison.

139

Remember they made the magistrates

come and let them out of jail.

140

That's the shamefully treated there.

141

As you know, we had the boldness in

our God to declare to you the gospel

142

of God in the midst of much conflict.

143

Again, acts 17 gives the background

to that conflict there, the

144

persecution from the Jewish people.

145

Uh, he goes on and it says basically,

We were there to refute some of the

146

charges made by the Jews against us.

147

So we've been approved by God

to be entrusted with the gospel.

148

So we speak not to please,

man, but please God.

149

Who tests our hearts.

150

We didn't come with words of

flattery, so forth and so on.

151

I love the description that

Paul gives of himself in and

152

the others here in, in first.

153

That's too, because he compares

himself to a nursing mother.

154

And then later in chapter two

to a father with his children.

155

So these familial titles here and

he's expressing his love and care

156

and compassion that he feels towards

the people in the church here.

157

The titles are just picture

ask and they help us understand

158

his concern and love for them.

159

Yeah, I've always really

appreciated verse eight.

160

And he says, so being affectionately,

desirous of even the, the, those

161

two words together, affectionately

desirous, there's a deep affection

162

for them desires to be with them.

163

He says we were ready to share with you.

164

Not only the gospel of God, but

also our own selves, because

165

you had become very dear to us.

166

And I think that's the, as

a heart of a shepherd, right

167

there cares about his people.

168

He wants to share, not only the preaching

ministry, not only the word of God,

169

but he wants to share life with them.

170

Here's my life.

171

Here's everything, the

good, bad, and the ugly.

172

Uh, but to your point, pastor

PJ, I also resonated with those,

173

uh, Those analogies that he used.

174

Like my love for you is like a mother.

175

My love for he's like a father.

176

Uh, some of uses to talk about.

177

The fact that Paul was

in fact transgender.

178

What do you say to that?

179

Yeah, I don't see there there's any.

180

Validity to that.

181

Jesus himself said I,

Jerusalem, Jerusalem.

182

I would have gathered you as a

mother hen gathers its chicks to her.

183

And, and really he's just

using a word picture here.

184

And Paul is trying to convey

two different things there.

185

He's trying to con convey his compassion

of the mother to her children.

186

He's.

187

His approachability,

his affection for them.

188

He's going to care for them.

189

He's going to be that source of, of, of

nourishment to them and in feeding them

190

the word and then the father with their

children, which has a different role.

191

So Paul's just saying, look, I've.

192

I've had different roles,

different voices in your life.

193

And so this isn't about his gender.

194

This isn't about his biology.

195

This is about the way

he interacted with them.

196

So I think that's a

stretch at, at, at minimum.

197

It's a stretch.

198

It's.

199

Uh, T to try to say that this is Paul.

200

Acknowledging some sort

of gender confusion.

201

Yeah, he'd be stretching beyond

recognition at that point.

202

Yeah.

203

Yeah.

204

Uh, loving in the chapter two verse,

uh, what verses at 13 there, when

205

he says that you accepted it, not

as the word of men, but as what it

206

really is, which is the word of God,

which is at work in you believers.

207

And that's, uh, just.

208

Uh, another reminder that, that this was

what they were preaching, what they're

209

proclaiming it, Paul's reminding them.

210

This is new, but this is not,

we're not making this up.

211

Remember Galatians, we talked about that.

212

This is God's word coming to you

and you received it that way.

213

Hey, good job.

214

In that we see some more of his

affection in verse 17, we were torn

215

away from you remember again, acts 17.

216

They were driven away.

217

They had to leave Thessalonica

because of the persecution.

218

We were torn away from you.

219

And that's that emotional

concern and care there.

220

Uh, from the brothers there.

221

Uh, Paul loved these people.

222

This is a different letter than Galatians.

223

Uh, not that he didn't love the believers

in Galicia, but in Thessaloniki, he loved

224

these people and you see that all over

verse 20, you are our glory and our joy.

225

Um, And so he sends Timothy.

226

Uh, back to in encourage

them there from Athens.

227

Uh, Timothy comes back to them and

comforts them with, with a report

228

of how well they're doing versa.

229

Chapter three verse.

230

Uh, verse seven, that

verse, yeah, verse seven.

231

We've been comforted about

you through your faith.

232

And so Paul's just, again, this personal

note, but then in chapter four, he turns.

233

In chapter four, chapter five,

kind of pivot to more of the

234

instruction and in teaching.

235

And it begins with some instruction

on avoiding sexual immorality.

236

And he talks about that in chapter

four, he says, this is the will of

237

God, which is your sanctification.

238

Which the word sanctification

means to be made more holy.

239

And then he goes on to say that

you abstain from sexual immorality.

240

So what's going on here?

241

My thought pastor, I'd

love to get your PSU is.

242

This is something that running

to a group of, of, uh, some

243

Gentile Christians as well.

244

He's writing about, Hey, this

what you used to be characterized

245

by in your past life.

246

Be characterized by

those things no longer.

247

Uh, there's a transition.

248

There's a turn now.

249

So it's not necessarily that

they were struggling with this.

250

Particular issue, but that he was warning

them against, uh, going back to something

251

that perhaps they would have been.

252

Uh, thought less big deal

when, when they were Gentile.

253

Uh, unbelievers at that point.

254

Yeah, I think it'd be asking too much

of the Texas say, this is, this, is

255

this what they were struggling with?

256

Maybe.

257

I mean, maybe, but, uh, given, given

their recent exposure to the gospel

258

and what Paul was trying to do for

them, I mean, you'll notice that this

259

whole thing he's trying to Edify them.

260

He's trying to comfort them.

261

He's trying to help them.

262

Uh, frame the Christian life

in a way that is biblical.

263

And of course he's writing scripture.

264

And the process.

265

So that's helpful.

266

But yeah, I would agree.

267

I think he's encouraging them to live

the way that they've been called.

268

And that's a really common refrain

in Paul's letters to live worthy

269

of the gospel, to walk worthy of

the call to what you've received.

270

I think he's doing the same thing here.

271

I'm just in a slightly different.

272

And a slightly, slightly different way.

273

In fact, there's one thing I want to

point out here and, and I'm sure you're

274

going to bring this up at verse one.

275

Uh, he says, look, you

guys are doing a great job.

276

Um, you're, you're, you're walking in the

Lord, but we ask an urge you in the Lord,

277

Jesus, that as you've received from us,

how you ought to walk into, please God.

278

Hey, do it more and more like, don't

be satisfied with the status quo.

279

Don't be okay with where

you're at, keep going.

280

And he says it later on in verse 10, he

says, look, yeah, you guys concerning.

281

Brotherly love.

282

You guys are doing a great job of that.

283

Uh, for indeed, it is what you're doing

to all the brothers throughout Macedonia,

284

but we urge you brothers don't rest on

your laurels, do this more and more.

285

So I love that.

286

I love Paul's heart man.

287

And it encourages me to keep on

pursuing greater depth and greater

288

knowledge and greater brotherly

love and the Christian life.

289

And Paul just crushes it.

290

I love his, I love this whole section.

291

Yeah.

292

Yeah, I would agree.

293

Yeah.

294

Excel still more love that phrase.

295

Uh, it's convicting to,

we got to keep going.

296

Yeah, you're right.

297

We're never done.

298

Verses 13 then through 18, this is where.

299

Talking about controversy.

300

Uh, how do we handle this?

301

We don't have time to dive deep into this.

302

So just fair warning ahead of time.

303

We'll just tell you this.

304

Uh, this is the passage.

305

This is the key texts that most

dispensationalist of which we

306

are of whom we are, I guess.

307

Um, Would we turn to, to appeal to the,

the doctrine for the rapture, the word

308

rapture you'll hear from a lot of people

doesn't appear anywhere in the text,

309

but I think we get the concept here.

310

He turns to talk about, okay, what do

we do with those that have died, then?

311

What, what, what happens there?

312

And he's talking about not grieving

as those who have no hope because he's

313

alluding to a future reunion with them

when we are caught up together with them.

314

Well, He goes on to say this.

315

He says, and it begins in verse 16.

316

He says the dead in

Christ will rise first.

317

So the Lord himself is going to

descend from heaven with a cry of

318

command, the voice of an Archangel,

the sound of the trumpet, the

319

dead and Christ will rise first.

320

Okay.

321

Those are the ones that have died and

have their souls have gone to be with

322

the Lord, but the bodies had been buried.

323

Those bodies are going to be raised.

324

There's going to be resurrected

to meet their souls again.

325

Then we who are alive, who are left.

326

Meaning we haven't died yet.

327

We will be in here's the word caught up.

328

And that, that's the

word that we refer to.

329

That's the phrase that we refer to

referring to the event of the rapture.

330

So we will be caught up together with them

in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.

331

And so we will always be with the Lord.

332

So this is where we get the

doctrine of the rapture.

333

There's other passages.

334

But this is the key one here.

335

Yeah, and it's worth noting too.

336

That verse 17 caught up.

337

Or the word heart Pozzo.

338

Uh, it doesn't sound like rapture,

but the word wrap Turo, which is where

339

we get the word rapture from ease.

340

In fact, in the Bible,

it's the Latin Vulgate.

341

So Latin rep Turo rapture as well.

342

We get the common vernacular.

343

Uh, but there, isn't a word that

you're going to find in scripture that

344

says, oh, and the rapture is going

to happen at this place in this time.

345

Some people call it the secret rapture.

346

Um, I don't think dispensationalist

tend to call it that that's not

347

how we've described it, but this

is where we get it from primarily.

348

Uh, but this is one piece of the puzzle.

349

So if you're only looking at

this and saying, this is exactly.

350

Uh, this is describing left

behind is exactly as I know it.

351

You're not going to see it there.

352

Uh, because we, we don't

depend on this verse alone.

353

We're trying to put the whole Corpus

of scripture together to say what's

354

the most consistent cogent way to

put the, the eschatology in context.

355

And we think this is part of it.

356

And this tells us, we think that God

is going to come and get his people.

357

And we believe that there is a.

358

The way that we're compiling is the most

consistent way to look at eschatology.

359

Yeah, a hundred percent in, and I don't

think it's going to be secret at all.

360

In fact, I think.

361

You think about the Christian pilots,

the Christian people behind the wheel of

362

a car, the Christian people that are on

that are doing surgery on an operating

363

table that are all of a sudden gone.

364

Th there's not going to be

anything secret about it.

365

It's going to be a horrible day.

366

And he goes on to talking in chapter

five, about the day of the Lord.

367

Um, being the, the day of judgment

that's coming, any differentiates,

368

he says, this is going to be

a day of sudden destruction.

369

And there's a lot of things

you've probably heard in here.

370

Lines that you've heard.

371

Let us not sleep as

others do, but keep awake.

372

Uh, but then he goes on and he says, but

you know, we don't need to fear this for

373

goddess, not destined us for wrath, but

to obtain salvation through the Lord.

374

Jesus Christ.

375

And so he's differentiating here and

saying that this is going to be a

376

terrifying day for some, but we have

better hopes for, for you because God

377

has not destined us for this wrath.

378

That's coming on the day of the Lord.

379

But for salvation that comes

through through Christ.

380

Uh, one more verse to, to point out

here in first S and then maybe we can

381

jump over to the second test, but verse

14, as he's encouraging the church

382

there, this is so important for us.

383

It's important for pastoral ministry.

384

At the top, but it's also

important for every believer.

385

He says, we urge you

brothers admonish the idol.

386

Okay.

387

So that's the person

that's not doing anything.

388

They're, they're, they're passive

in their, their professed walk

389

with Christ, admonish them, exhort

them, spur them on, get them going.

390

Encourage the faint-hearted.

391

And so that, that person that is, is

growing weary or, or struggling to bear

392

up under their burdens, help the weak.

393

Uh, we can fate the weak physically

the weak spiritually, and then he

394

says this be patient with them.

395

All that needs to be our approach

to everybody within the church.

396

It's such a good paradigm and

model for us to hold onto.

397

As far as what it looks like

for us to, to love one another.

398

Well, within the church.

399

Man and I'd be remissed if I didn't help.

400

Underline verse 12, man, we ask you

brothers, this is talking to the church

401

that desolate, Thessalonica, respect

those who labor among you and are

402

over you in the Lord and admonish you.

403

And to esteem them very highly in

love because of their work in love.

404

Uh, and you can add onto this Hebrews

13, 17, where you're called to obey,

405

uh, the leaders who labor among you.

406

Uh, so important scripture calls us to

have a high regard for the authority

407

that he's placed in our lives.

408

And so that, that definitely means

whatever church you belong to, whether

409

it's ours or to another man, this

is, this is our call as the sheep.

410

And of course, all of us are

sheep to varying degrees.

411

Some of us have different shepherds.

412

Uh, but just know this is the

call that's grifter has to all

413

of us who have shepherds overs.

414

If you have a good

shepherd, man, thank him.

415

Pray for him.

416

Let him know that you care about him.

417

Encourage him.

418

This is part of what it looks

like to esteem them very highly

419

in love because of their work.

420

They were going to give

an account for you.

421

Any shepherd worth his salt and his

weight in salt knows what that feels.

422

The pressure is enormous

and it's a good pressure.

423

He should have that.

424

But because of that, if he's doing

his job well, please do yourself

425

a favor and courage your shepherd.

426

Let them know that you're thinking

about him, praying for him

427

and that you care about them.

428

All right.

429

Let's flip over to second Thessalonians.

430

The second letter written, um,

by the way, if we didn't hit your

431

favorite verse in first, this.

432

I'm sorry.

433

You just have so much ground to.

434

So much good stuff.

435

Again, you get Paul Silvina son,

Timothy Paul Silas intimidate

436

here in second Thessalonians.

437

This is obviously the second letter,

but the background is still their

438

time and acts 17, verse four.

439

Therefore we ourselves boast about you in

the churches of God for your steadfastness

440

in faith, in all your persecutions

in the afflictions, you are enduring.

441

Again, at the hands of the Jews

at the hand of the Gentiles.

442

Uh, we get some of that background

there in acts chapter 17.

443

Uh, what about the, the judgment of God

that we had talked about that in the

444

first letter, he's writing again, to

help explain some more about this and we

445

get into this in chapter one right away.

446

Uh, he talks about those who inflaming

fire, inflicting vengeance on those who

447

do not know God and on those who do not

obey the gospel of our Lord, Jesus Christ,

448

the enemies of God what's going to happen.

449

Verse nine, they will suffer the

punishment of eternal destruction

450

away from the presence of the

Lord and the glory of his might.

451

So a couple of things that we

get the eternality of, uh, of

452

eternal conscious torment is our

view on the doctrine of hell.

453

And I think we see that here.

454

Um, but then also we get this idea

of being away from the presence of

455

the Lord and the glory of his mind.

456

I think there's a qualification there.

457

It at least.

458

I believe there is in that.

459

It's not a way from the completely, from

the presence of the Lord, but away from

460

the presence of his goodness, his mercy,

his kindness, his love, his compassion,

461

his patients as long suffering.

462

You know, all of those

good characteristics.

463

Uh, th th what is present in

hell is the full wrath of God.

464

It's his justice.

465

It's his holiness.

466

And that is present there in hell.

467

So when he's talking about being away

from the presence of the Lord and from

468

the glory of his mind, it's the goodness.

469

It's all the good blessings

of God that we're going to

470

experience in eternity in heaven.

471

Those are not there in the presence

of those who are suffering in hell.

472

Amen to that in verse eight

here, notice that the gospel.

473

Is a call to be obeyed.

474

It's not only an invitation.

475

It is a call to be obeyed, which

is why he says it's the vengeance

476

of God is for those who do not

obey the gospel of our Lord.

477

Jesus.

478

So you're dragging your

feet and repentance notice.

479

This is not a wish.

480

It's an invitation.

481

Yes, but it's also a command.

482

It's chapter two, then he gets

into the return of Christ and

483

he says, Hey, you know what?

484

Some may have said.

485

He's already come back

or something like that.

486

And he says, let no one deceive you

verse three in any way for that day

487

will not come unless the rebellion

comes first in the man of lawlessness,

488

who is the man of lawlessness.

489

This is the antichrist.

490

And he will be revealed the son

of destruction who opposes and

491

exalts himself against every

so-called God or object of worship.

492

He's going to proclaim himself to be God.

493

So this is the introduction of some of

the end times things in, in pulsing.

494

Hey, don't, don't let anyone

think that that you've missed

495

the boat because the, the man of

lawlessness is going to be revealed.

496

And this is the one verse eight

that the Lord Jesus is going to

497

kill with the breath of his mouth.

498

Okay.

499

Cross-reference write down

500

That's what this is alluding to in talking

about that final battle between Jesus

501

and the antichrist, which is not much

of a battle at all, because he does,

502

he kills him with a sort of, is that.

503

Proceeds from his mouth.

504

And that's the word?

505

Um, we sing it in the grade.

506

Him one little word shall fell him.

507

Now that's talking about the

ultimate enemy Satan, but, but it's

508

true of the antichrist as well.

509

Uh, the coming along, this one is, he says

in verse nine, by the activity of Satan

510

with all power and false signs and wonders

that's revelation 13, one through four.

511

So go there and you'll see that

the antichrist is going to receive.

512

Power from Satan to do these

things and be enabled even to

513

do these signs and miracles.

514

And that's going to come from the enemy

from Satan and there's a denial of truth.

515

There's a refusal to believe truth.

516

And so his followers.

517

Are going to be even diluted

even further verse 11, unless

518

you think that this is unfair.

519

Notice that therefore in verse 11, they're

being diluted by God, because they've

520

already rejected the truth previously.

521

So, so God is further hardening.

522

This is a little bit like Pharaoh.

523

Uh, got us further hardening

this, this group that they may

524

continue to believe that error

that's coming from the antichrist.

525

And not believe the truth that that God

is, has called them to believe instead.

526

One thing I noticed here.

527

Uh, just cause we're

about to get to verse 13.

528

Uh, verse 13 in verse

three, sound a lot alike.

529

Uh, verse three, he says we

ought always to give thanks

530

for you, brothers as is right.

531

Verse 13, but we got always

to give thanks to God for you

532

brothers beloved by the Lord.

533

And if you're a member and first

Thessalonians, he started out very

534

similar verse two, we give thanks to

God, always for all of you constantly

535

mentioning you in our prayers.

536

Uh, as you mentioned how

strategic he loves these people.

537

Uh, and he's thankful for them.

538

And talk about a week of Thanksgiving

where we want to be a thankful people.

539

And one of the things that we ought to

be most thankful for in addition to God

540

himself and the gospel that he's given us.

541

As the people he's put in her lives.

542

Now the people around your table

this year may not be there next year.

543

Not to.

544

You're not to think that they're

always going to be there.

545

You gotta be thankful for people.

546

And one of the things that should

characterize our church is a love for

547

people that issues forth and Thanksgiving.

548

And we have to verbalize that.

549

So let me encourage you.

550

I do a Paul does and give thanks for

the people that he's put in your life.

551

Yes.

552

Yeah, absolutely.

553

Amen to that.

554

He's also contrasting in verse 13 when he

says, but we ought to give thanks for you.

555

Cause he's saying, Hey, look,

these are the people in the end

556

that are going to be in a bad way.

557

But, but we have, we

feel better about you.

558

It's almost like Hebrews

six, where he talks about.

559

Those that have fallen away, but he says,

but we have better things concerning you.

560

We believe better things concerning

you, things concerning salvation.

561

And so he's contrasting,

which is a comfort to the.

562

Uh, the Thessalonians.

563

In fact, he even contrast that

when he says that you're going to

564

be saved through sanctification by

the spirit and belief in the truth.

565

So notice if you back up to verse

12, they did not believe the truth.

566

Uh, they refuse to believe the truth.

567

The contrast you with.

568

Thessalonians, they did believe the truth.

569

And so that's good.

570

And like pastor rod pointed out.

571

Being obedient to that truth in, in

the obedience to the gospel there.

572

Uh, but, but we are

being saved here as well.

573

It's worth noting through sanctification.

574

Uh, that, that God shows you as

the first fruits to be saved.

575

Notice through sanctification by

the spirit and belief in truth.

576

That the spirit is, is going to deliver

you all the way into, to glorification.

577

And so there's that sense in which we

are still being saved as believers?

578

Yes.

579

Positionally we're saved, but

we're in that process still

580

until we stand before the Lord.

581

We're ultimately finally

delivered and saved.

582

And then he concludes in

chapter three with an admonition

583

encouragement plea to pray for them.

584

Uh, to pray that, that as.

585

They served the church in Thessaloniki

there and had such success there.

586

Paul says, pray that that

would happen more and more.

587

And, and that, that would

be true everywhere they go.

588

And we would echo that too.

589

I mean, pastor Ron, I would love

and, and desire your prayers for us.

590

As pastors as we leave the

church, as we meet with people,

591

as we please lead ministries.

592

Yeah.

593

We need that desperately.

594

Um, And then he concludes with

some specific warnings for

595

people within the church there.

596

Again, like we talked about in first

this morning, he gets idleness.

597

He talks about that here.

598

Uh, and, and what's important

here is, is in verse 10.

599

If anyone is not willing

to work, let him not eat.

600

This is not.

601

Paul saying you should never help

somebody in need, but this is, Hey,

602

when somebody says I don't want to work.

603

I just want the free handout pulsing.

604

That's not what the money of

the churches to be used for.

605

Uh, you're doing Monish that person

and, uh, and encourage them not to

606

grow weary in doing good, but, but

to apply themselves and to discipline

607

themselves, to work for their food.

608

So.

609

Uh, some specific church matters that

he concludes in, in second Thessalonians

610

three with, yeah, just on the note to,

uh, you know, churches are one of the

611

places people will go when they're having

a hard time and, you know, churches

612

saved money for just such an occasion.

613

Uh, but notice that scripture

calls us not to just give.

614

I mean handle.

615

It's a hard, hard word,

but you get the point.

616

We're not just giving money away or we're

not frivolous with the Lord's money.

617

We take it seriously, which means

that if, uh, if someone were to

618

ask what we're going to say, okay.

619

Tell us about your work efforts.

620

What are you trying to do right now?

621

What are you doing?

622

Um, Scripture has a lot of

helpful guidelines about how

623

the churches to disperse.

624

Uh, charity.

625

Uh, money benevolence.

626

And this is one of those areas and

I hope you pay close attention to

627

that because the church is where

we're stewarding God's resources.

628

And we take that very seriously.

629

And you should too, because

you're stewarding God's resources

630

just in a different way.

631

Uh, so working as good all work is great.

632

It's noble, no matter what your

profession is, as long as it's legal.

633

And doesn't in any way, violate scripture

work is good and you ought to take

634

delight in the work of your hands,

whatever that is, whether you're mothering

635

at home or whether you're working at

the factory or you're sitting in the

636

C-level suite, whatever you're doing.

637

If it's, if it's.

638

If it's a godly work, if it's

not sinful work, it's noble work.

639

And therefore, yet to

take delight in that.

640

And, and this is part of

what God has designed us for.

641

So with that said, pay close

attention to those things.

642

We'll talk more about them as we get

into the other pastoral epistles.

643

Yeah.

644

And that's, you're dead on, on that in.

645

Our desires were always going to

say, we want to start with, with the

646

household, with the local church here.

647

And so with that in mind, let

us encourage you to church.

648

If you do have needs,

let them be known to us.

649

We want to come alongside you, whether

that's to help you figure out other

650

ways to, to meet some of those needs or.

651

If we have the means

and ability to do that.

652

But, um, that's part of our concern is

we want to, uh, to be able to serve our

653

body and help our body in that regard.

654

So we pray and then we'll be done

with a long episode, but thanks

655

for sticking with us during.

656

Got we, we do want to give, thanks as Paul

did for the church in Thessalonica for

657

our church, we are grateful for those that

are, that make up compass north, Texas.

658

And that have said, Hey,

we, we love this church.

659

And we want to submit to these pastors

as our leaders, we're grateful for them.

660

So many in our church

make our job truly a joy.

661

And it's a, it's a privilege for us

to be able to serve in that regard.

662

But we continue to be able

to, to do so faithfully.

663

And we do ask that as Paul

said, Hey, pray for us.

664

We want that mentality, not just for our

pastors, but for all of our leaders and

665

in for everybody's individuals to, to be

fruitful in pursuing the lost around us

666

and, and to do the work in the ministry

and just to be a healthy body of Christ.

667

We want to be a church that.

668

If Paul were to visit us, he

would say, Hey Excel, still more.

669

That that would be awesome if he

could come in and see that in us

670

at compass and say Excel Stillmore.

671

And so God give us that,

that aim, that target.

672

Uh, that mentality that

we would Excel still more.

673

And we are certainly thankful people

this week, especially, but all

674

the time we need to be thankful.

675

And we pray this all in Jesus name.

676

Amen.

677

Amen.

678

All right.

679

Y'all keep, bring your Bibles and

tune in again tomorrow for another

680

edition of the daily Bible podcast.

681

We'll see you then.